Smuggling Daming

"Gu... Eunuch Gu?" Zhou Zhong cried out in surprise when he saw the person walking out of the front hall. He never thought that he would meet Gu Dayong, one of the eight tigers, at Shuangyu Port. .

"Haha, Mr. Zhou has worked so hard. The Sajia would like to say thank you for their hard work here. Now His Majesty is waiting in the hall, and has prepared a table of banquets, just waiting for Mr. Zhou to come!" Gu Dayong He said with a smile.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here too!" Zhou Zhong exclaimed immediately when he heard this. He felt bad when he saw Gu Dayong just now, but he still had a little luck in his heart. After all, the emperor of Ming Dynasty was not like the Emperor of Tartars in later generations , can go to the south of the Yangtze River several times regardless of labor and money. The emperor of Ming Dynasty usually has difficulty even leaving the palace, let alone running from the capital to Shuangyu Port. Unfortunately, Gu Dayong's words shattered the last bit of luck in his heart.

"Hey, not only His Majesty is here, but also an old man is also there. You will know when the admiral enters." Gu Dayong said mysteriously, he seemed very excited, and his performance was more active than usual.

However, Zhou Zhong didn't notice the change of Gu Dayong, nor did he pay attention to his last words. After his daughter was born, he had already started to lean toward rebellion. Although rebellion was very dangerous, he was very sure, and as long as the rebellion was successful, he would be on an equal footing with Daming. Not only would he not have to worry about the safety of himself and his family, The sons and daughters can also receive a good education and even achieve a career under their own guidance.

Come back this week.In addition to official business and visiting his daughter, he also has the intention of transferring his family members, especially now that the port of Malacca is also in the hands of his admiral from all over the world, so he has a reason to transfer his family members there, and then slowly station them there. The army is completely in his hands, so the port of Malacca has become his most solid foundation. Even if the rebellion fails in the future, he can still get away with it by virtue of his powerful sea power.

But at this critical moment, Zhou Zhong didn't want to see him the most.At the same time, Zhengde, whom he was most afraid of seeing, ran over suddenly, which made Zhou Zhong feel uplifted. After all, he had a ghost in his heart now, and when he heard Zhengde suddenly appearing in his home, Zhou Zhong suddenly Feeling guilty, I was even more worried that Zhengde would know something?

Although I was worried.But now that Zhengde has arrived, he can only bite the bullet and follow Gu Dayong to the front hall. At the same time, he did not forget to ask the other party first: "Grandpa Gu, why did your majesty come to Shuangyu Port suddenly, and go to the front hall?" Do the ministers in China know about this?"

In fact, Zhou Zhong asked the question knowingly, because of the donkey temper of Li Dongyang's cabinet ministers.Not to mention agreeing to let Zhengde come to Shuangyu Port, I am afraid it is impossible to even leave the capital.So Zhengde must have sneaked out.However, according to the original history, Zhu Houzhao, who lived in Zhengde for six years, should not have the courage to leave Beijing privately, and even if Zhengde left Beijing for the first time in history, he still went to the northern border, but now he ran to Shuangyu Port in the south. This really made Zhou Zhong wonder?

Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Gu Dayong turned his face and smiled and said, "Master Zhou, don't worry. Although His Majesty is leaving the palace secretly this time, he has obtained the consent of Li Dongyang and several other great scholars. .And His Majesty has a legitimate reason to come this time, which makes His Majesty have to come."

"Li Gong and the others would agree to His Majesty's leaving the palace?" Zhou Zhong said in shock when he heard this. This matter was so unexpected, it was even more unbelievable than the sun coming out from the west.

"Hehe, this matter is absolutely true, Lord Admiral, there is no need to doubt it. As for the reason, I can't tell you, Lord Admiral will naturally understand after entering!" Gu Dayong's face became more mysterious. Tell Zhou Zhong any useful news in advance.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhong was also very helpless, so he could only follow Gu Dayong into the living room honestly, but when he reached the door, Gu Dayong stopped and motioned Zhou Zhong to go in by himself, while he waited outside the door. Then, after Zhou Zhong entered, Gu Dayong also closed the door of the living room.

After entering the living room, Zhou Zhong saw a table in the middle of the living room. On the table was a sumptuous banquet. Zhengde was sitting on the main seat with a smile on his face. As for the old man Gu Dayong was talking about, there was no not here.

The moment Zhou Zhong saw Zhengde, he immediately felt guilty, but he still bit the bullet and went forward to salute: "Minister Zhou Zhong sees Your Majesty!"

"Haha, get up, this time you led the navy to wipe out the Portuguese, spread the prestige of the Ming Dynasty overseas, and found an endless source of income for the court, alleviating the crisis of the court's financial shortage. I am very relieved!" Seeing Zhou Zhong salute, Zhengde stood up and helped him up.

Seeing Zhengde's enthusiasm made Zhou Zhong feel relieved. It seems that Zhengde probably didn't know that he was a descendant of Zhu Yunqi, otherwise he would have been taken down for questioning.

After Zhou Zhong sat down, Zhengde began to ask him anxiously about the process of fighting the Portuguese. He himself likes martial arts the most, and he even wished that one day he could personally lead troops into battle. Unfortunately, due to his status, he could not complete it for the time being. This wish can only be learned in detail from Zhou Zhong, a person who has participated in actual combat.

Although Zhou Zhong had already sent the war history as a memorial to the capital, the things on the paper were dead after all, not as detailed as his face-to-face explanation, especially some details can only be learned from the mouth of the person involved, so Zhengde listened He was also fascinated, especially when he heard the final decisive battle between the Jingying led by Shenying and the Portuguese on land, which made Zhengde fascinated and hated his noble status even more.

After talking about the battle in Malacca, Zhou Zhong looked at Zhengde regretting that he could not participate, and then he boldly asked: "Your Majesty, you have come all the way to Shuangyu Port, but what's the matter, do you need it?" Your servants assist?"

The other party is the king and Zhou Zhong is the minister, so he can't directly ask Zhengde why he came here from the capital when he was full and free. He can only ask the other party in a roundabout way if he needs to do things by himself. No matter what you do, you can't get around him as the chief officer.

Although Zhengde is absurd, he is not stupid. On the contrary, he is actually an extremely smart person, so he can naturally hear Zhou Zhong's implication, but at this moment he cast a sideways glance at Zhou Zhong and said, "Wen Da, I You don’t need to worry about coming here for the time being, let’s talk about Malacca, I’m very curious about it!”

"This..." Zhou Zhong always felt that Zhengde's sudden appearance in Shuangyu Port was very strange, and he even had a premonition that Zhengde's arrival might be related to himself, but he didn't dare to ask more questions now, so he had to say again, " I wonder what aspect of the situation in Malacca His Majesty would like to hear about?"

"Hehe, I heard that there are many overseas Chinese merchants in Malacca Port, and many of them migrated out during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. I wonder if it is true or not?" Zhengde asked curiously at this time.

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true. The ancestors of the Han merchants had to move their families to the Nanyang area due to wars and other reasons. Although the climate in Nanyang is hot and the locals are very rude and barbaric, but at the same time there are also products. Rich, even if the local natives don’t work very much, they don’t have to worry about being hungry. Relying on the rich resources of Nanyang, these Han merchants give full play to the diligence and wisdom of our Han people. Many Han families have become very rich in Nanyang. Being able to quickly gain a foothold in Malacca is inseparable from the support of these overseas Chinese businessmen.”

Next, Zhou Zhong gave a brief introduction to the living conditions of the overseas Han merchants, especially mentioning the Baoshan Temple at the foot of Sanbao Mountain and the statue of Zheng He in the temple. After many years, Zhengde still has such a great reputation overseas. Even Emperor Chengzu, who sent Zheng He to Nanyang at the beginning, could not compare with Zheng He's reputation in Nanyang.

However, although Zhou Zhong talked about Sanbao Mountain and Zheng He, he only concealed the matter of Princess Han Baoli. After all, this matter is related to the prestige of the royal family, and Zhou Zhong has already learned about it from Zhou Hai. Knowing the truth of the matter, that Princess Han Baoli was actually just a poor woman.

Speaking of the real identity of Princess Han Baoli, it is actually similar to what Mr. Lu and the others guessed. This woman is indeed not the real Princess Daming. She is just a pawn in the hands of the Kingdom of Malacca and the Huang family. Indirectly came into contact with the high-level officials of the Malacca Kingdom, and also knew the plight of the other party, so they proposed such a plan, using a woman to pretend to be the princess of Ming Dynasty to marry. As a result, this helped the Malacca Kingdom to get rid of the crisis of isolation. Obtained the right to settle in the port of Malacca.

As for the real identity of Princess Han Baoli, Zhou Zhong once asked Zhou Hai. According to the other party, it was just a girl bought by the Huang family from human traffickers, and then someone taught her court etiquette. It took several years to complete the teaching. .Since the Huang family was originally a royal family, they are naturally very familiar with the affairs of the palace. Although Zhu Di later moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, the various affairs of the palace have not changed much. little problem.

However, when Zhou Zhong was thinking about Princess Han Baoli, Zhengde suddenly smiled strangely and said: "Wenda, I heard that the king of Malacca once married a princess from our Ming Dynasty. Is it true or not?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)